Local Governor / Academy Council Rep - Academy School

SGOSS - Governors for Schools; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational non-profit organization in Leicester seeks school governors to provide strategic guidance and oversight for schools. This role involves attending approximately six meetings per year and working closely with the school's leadership team to drive improvement. It's a chance to enhance your leadership skills while making a meaningful impact in education.

Benefits

Experience in board-level leadership

Professional development opportunities

Networking with diverse professionals

Fresh perspective contributions

Ensuring all voices are represented

Qualifications

• Commitment and a proactive mindset are required.
• Experience in leadership or school governance is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic guidance and oversight on financial performance.
• Attend approximately six meetings per year.
• Collaborate with the school's leadership team.

Job description

School governors offer key strategic guidance, rather than getting involved in the operational aspects of a school. This involves working with other board members to plan the school’s strategic direction, overseeing the school’s financial performance to ensure money is well-spent, and holding the headteacher or school leadership to account. As a school governor, you’ll work closely with the school’s leadership team, providing challenge and support to help drive improvement. The role typically involves attending around six meetings per year. While it requires commitment and a proactive mindset, it also offers valuable personal and professional rewards – including opportunities for career development and the chance to make a lasting difference in young people’s lives.

What are the benefits?

• the chance to experience board-level leadership at any point in your career, to support your progression
• the opportunity to develop and improve your technical and interpersonal skills
• building professional networks with people who work within the same and different industries as yourself
• using your lived experience and skills to bring a fresh perspective
• ensuring voices from different groups and communities are represented – including voices from groups that may often struggle to be heard within education

Further information:

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